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NAR apologized for its racist past in 2020. But what’s happened since?

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Cultural economist Mike Green looks at the aftermath of NAR’s 2020 apology and what it would take to create a more equitable and inclusive housing market. Continue reading →

Former Corcoran agent goes on racist rant after drunken encounter

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The video of the New York City-based agent surfaced on Instagram over the weekend, showing him spouting racist terms and bragging about tearing out a Black man’s dreadlocks. Continue reading →

Redlining and steering continue to plague housing. So where’s NAR?

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By backing its membership and ignoring bad actors, the National Association of Realtors has set itself up for government oversight and intervention, writes Revaluate co-founder Chris Drayer. Continue reading →

At Bespoke Real Estate, racial slurs were part of the job, new suit claims

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Jarret Willis, a Black agent who worked at the Hamptons-based luxury brokerage, was smeared by epithets, including “Jafar” in reference to the “Aladdin” Disney movie, a white colleague claims. Continue reading →

‘The appraisal process is an absolute joke’: The Real Word

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On this week’s TRW: Find out what Byron Lazine and Nicole White have to say about the future of appraisals, incentive-based recruiting and this week’s Left, Middle, Right. Continue reading →

Redfin calls on real estate websites to drop crime data

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The company cited the real estate industry’s history of redlining, as well as the potential to reinforce racial bias, as reasons to abandon crime data on search portals and other websites. Continue reading →

Agent swept up in hack canned from brokerage for Holocaust views

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Joshua Alayon allegedly tried to register a slew of domains such as holocaust-truth.com, theholocaustisfake.com, whitechristianrepublican.com and whitesencyclopedia.com. Continue reading →

Nation’s first reparations program targets Black homeowners, buyers

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The funds, for which Black residents of Evanston between 1919 and 1969 qualify, can be used for various housing costs, like a down payment, home improvements and late penalties. Continue reading →

NAR CEO on racial injustice: ‘This is not a new issue’

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Bob Goldberg reminded attendees at Inman Connect Now that the current situation is a long-standing one, and equality and fairness in housing is the trade group’s mission. Continue reading →